Nutrition Intern

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a Nutrition Intern for a six-month internship in Freetown, Sierra Leone, under the supervision of the Nutrition Activity Manager. The intern supports the Nutrition Team in implementing nutrition activities under the EU SAVING Project and the Joint UN Nutrition Project, which aim to improve nutrition outcomes for children under five, pregnant and lactating women and other vulnerable groups. The internship is open only to Sierra Leonean nationals.

Key responsibilities

• Help plan and organize nutrition activities, meetings, trainings and workshops, and prepare presentations, briefing notes and activity materials
• Follow up with national and district stakeholders, health facilities, partners and community groups, and help track follow-up actions from coordination meetings
• Take part in field visits, help maintain programme databases and monitoring tools, and compile monitoring data and field observations
• Enter data, update tracking tools and help write monthly summaries, quarterly and annual reports, and draft reports, presentations and technical briefs
• Organize project documents, records and attendance sheets, and document success stories and lessons learned

Required profile

• Recent graduate (within the last year) of a recognized programme in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Sciences, Public Health, Dietetics, Community Nutrition or a related field
• Previous volunteer, internship, research or field experience in nutrition, public health, food security or community development for at least six months is desirable
• Experience in data collection, data entry and report writing, and with government institutions, partners and community groups, is an added advantage
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required; knowledge of local languages is an asset

Required skills

• Good communication, organizational and time-management skills, and teamwork
• Ability to collect, analyze and present data, and good report-writing skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with data analysis tools is an advantage
• Willingness to learn, take initiative and travel to project locations when required

Applications are submitted only through the WFP online recruiting system, with a CV and cover letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.